Lee Drinkard MD in Edinburg, Texas

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
HEMATOLOGY, HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE, INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: West Virginia University School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1987
The Primary Medical Specialty for Lee Drinkard MD is listed as: Hematology/oncology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 37
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 1759274277
NPI #: 1487757084
NPI Created On: 09/07/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 03/23/2023
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RH0003X
License Number:
K2450
Listed Gender: Male

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Forms of insurance accepted by include, but are not limited to:

• Molina Marketplace
• Celtic Insurance Company
• Humana
• Oscar Insurance Company
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English, Spanish, German, French, Dutch.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
2. Collection of blood specimen from a completely implantable venous access device
3. Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals
4. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
5. Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis up to 1 hour
6. Infusion into a vein for therapy prevention or diagnosis additional sequential infusion up to 1 hour
7. Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention
8. Injection of different drug or substance into a vein for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention
9. Infusion of chemotherapy into a vein up to 1 hour
10. Infusion of chemotherapy into a vein
11. Infusion of different chemotherapy drug or substance into a vein up to 1 hour
12. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
13. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
14. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
16. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
17. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
18. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
19. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day
20. Physician telephone patient service, 5-10 minutes of medical discussion

They took part in Medicare's Electronic Health Record Incentive Program which was designed to help move people over to electronic records and improve the systems that were already in place.